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Tom Bellchambers

Tom Bellchambers
Bellchambers playing for Essendon in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Thomas Bellchambers
Date of birth (1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Launceston, Tasmania
Original team(s) Tasmanian Devils (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 8, 2007 pre-season draft
Height 201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 108 kg (238 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman / Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2008–2020 Essendon 136 (77)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thomas Bellchambers (born 9 July 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a current professional boxer. After playing for the Tasmanian Devils in the TAC Cup, he was drafted with pick 8 in the 2007 pre-season draft. He made his debut against Hawthorn in Round 11 of the 2008 AFL season. He announced his retirement from the AFL on the 15th of September 2020.

Bellchambers, along with 33 other Essendon players, was found guilty of using a banned performance-enhancing substance, thymosin beta-4, as part of Essendon's sports supplements program during the 2012 season. He and his team-mates were initially found not guilty in March 2015 by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal,[1] but a guilty verdict was returned in January 2016 after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency. He was suspended for two years which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 AFL season.[2]

He announced his retirement on 15 September 2020, after 136 games.

On 24/05/23 Bellchambers made his professional boxing debut Vs Cameron Mooney in Melbourne, Bellchambers won by KO in the 3rd round. The fight was in the heavyweight division.

Bellchambers professional boxing record is 1-0. (1 by KO)

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of 2019 season[3]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2008 Essendon 44 3 0 0 7 17 24 8 6 0.0 0.0 2.3 5.7 8.0 2.7 2.0
2009 Essendon 44 6 1 2 11 25 36 15 8 0.2 0.3 1.8 4.2 6.0 2.5 1.3
2010 Essendon 44 5 1 2 21 24 45 23 8 0.2 0.4 4.2 4.8 9.0 4.6 1.6
2011 Essendon 44 13 8 2 68 72 140 44 18 0.6 0.2 5.2 5.5 10.8 3.4 1.4
2012 Essendon 44 16 10 10 113 73 186 77 21 0.6 0.6 7.1 4.6 11.6 4.8 1.3
2013 Essendon 2 18 28 11 113 72 185 72 23 1.6 0.6 6.3 4.0 10.3 4.0 1.3
2014 Essendon 2 8 3 5 41 33 74 29 14 0.4 0.6 5.1 4.1 9.2 3.6 1.8
2015 Essendon 2 10 2 2 52 46 98 36 15 0.2 0.2 5.2 4.6 9.8 3.6 1.5
2017 Essendon 2 14 9 4 86 65 151 55 38 0.6 0.3 6.2 4.6 10.8 3.9 2.7
2018 Essendon 2 20 8 8 138 91 229 74 29 0.4 0.4 6.9 4.6 11.5 3.7 1.5
2019 Essendon 2 16 6 4 105 75 180 52 30 0.4 0.3 6.6 4.7 11.3 3.3 1.9
Career 129 76 50 755 593 1348 485 210 0.6 0.4 5.9 4.6 10.5 3.8 1.6

References

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  1. ^ Twomey, Callum (31 March 2015). "Thirty-four present and former Bombers cleared of all drug charges". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ^ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Tom Bellchambers statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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